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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />Apri13, 2006 f <br />Gary Rinderle <br />Upland Gravel, Inc. ~ <br />542 33 Road <br />Clifton, Colorado 815~D <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINEBRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />REC~RMRTION•MINING <br />SAFETY•SUE NCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Ezecu[ive Director <br />Ronald W. Catlany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: Upland Gravel Ptt #3, ll2c Application No. M-2005-0~ equacy Review and~nitial `~ <br />Reclamation Liability Estimat~ <br />Dear Mr. Rinderle: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology has finished the review of the above referenced application. <br />Upland Gravel's responses to the Division's Adequacy Review appear to have corrected or clarified <br />issues noted by Field Office staff The Division will require a minimum of two feet of overburden and 1 <br />foot of topsoil be placed on the underlying shale during reclamation. Also, the Division will require that <br />no shale be exposed for more than 180 days at any one time to help reduce possible selenium exposure. <br />Staff has calculated the Initial Reclamation Liability Estimate for the proposed activities. The estimate <br />is based on the reclamation of Phase 1 and 2 as well as the haul road. Projected timelines reflect the <br />disturbance in these areas will last into 2010. The Division does periodical updates every 3 to 4 years so <br />this estimate is in line with work and reclamation as proposed. Please review the estimate and notify <br />staff if there are any errors or clarifications that effect the calculations. If Upland agrees with the <br />estimate, verbal acceptance followed by written agreement is all that is needed to make a decision on the <br />application. If Upland has issues with the calculations, please notify staff as soon as possible as the <br />Decision Date of April 6th may need to be pushed back for discussions and settling of any issues. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand <br />Junction Field Office, 101 South Third Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, telephone <br />no.970-241-1117 <br />~cerely, ~s%~ <br />J <br />G. Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Bnice Fowler, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction Office <br />Cc: Walt Eldridge, Map Surveys, Inc. Upland Gravel Consultant <br />Enclosure: Initial Reclamation Liability Estimate - 2006, DMG <br /> <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />